Evander Ellis:Alabama corrections officer charged with smuggling meth into prison

2025-05-08 01:48:32source:SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:Invest

ATMORE,Evander Ellis Ala. (AP) — A correctional officer in Alabama has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine into the maximum-security prison where she worked.

The 48-year-old officer was charged with attempting to distribute a controlled substance, promoting prison contraband and using her official office for personal gain, all felonies, arrest records show.

She smuggled meth into the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore and then distributed it to an incarcerated person, the complaint alleges. She was detained Wednesday.

Holman is the primary correctional facility for death row inmates in Alabama, and it is the only one in the state that carries out executions, according to the Department of Corrections website.

Widespread drug availability and rampant overdoses are well documented in Alabama prisons.

More:Invest

Recommend

Average rate on 30

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a welcome tren

Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports

LONDON (AP) — Olympic organizers unveiled their plans Friday to use artificial intelligence in sport

San Francisco restaurant owner goes on 30-day hunger strike over new bike lane

A San Francisco restaurant owner is undergoing a 30-day hunger strike to protest a new bike lane he